The whole booke of Psalmes collected into Englysh metre by T. Starnhold, I. Hopkins, & others, conferred with the Ebrue, with apt notes to synge the[m] with al ; faithfully perused and alowed according to thordre appointed in the Quenes Maiesties iniunctions ; very mete to be vsed of all sortes of people priuately for their solace & comfort, laying apart all vngodly songes and ballades, which tende only to the norishing of vyce, and corrupting of youth.

¶ Deus deorum. Psalme L. I. H.

¶ He prophecieth how God will call all nations by the Gospell, and re∣quire no other sacrifices of his people, but confession of his benefites, and thankes geuyng, and how he detesteth all such as seme zelous of Ceremonies, and not of the pure worde of God onely.

〈♫〉〈♫〉 THe god of Gods, the lord hath calde 〈♫〉〈♫〉 the earth by name, from where the sonne doth

〈♫〉〈♫〉 rise vnto the setting of the same. Frō Syon hys 〈♫〉〈♫〉 faire place, hys glory bryght and cleare, The 〈♫〉〈♫〉 perfect beutye of his grace, from thence it did 〈♫〉〈♫〉 appeare.

[verse 3] Our God shall come in haste, to speake he shall not doubte: Before him shall the fire waste, and tempest rounde aboute. [verse 4] The heauens from on hye, the earth below lykewise: He will call forth to iudge and try, his folke he doeth deuise.

[verse 5] Bring forth my sainctes (sayth he) my faithfull flocke so dere: Which are in band and league with me my lawe to loue and feare.

[verse 6] And when these thinges are tried, the heauens shall recorde:

That God is iust, and all must byde, the iudgment of the Lorde: [verse 7] My people O geue heede, Israell to thee I crye: I am thy God, thy healpe at neede, thou canst it not denye.

[verse 8] I doo not say to thee, thy sacrifice is slacke: Thou offrest dayly vnto me, muche more then I doo lacke. [verse 9] Thinkest thou that I doo nede, thy cattell yonge or olde: Or ells so muche desire to feede, on goates out of thy foulde.

[verse 10] Naye, all the beastes are mine, in woodes that eate their filles: And thousands more, of nete and kine, that runne wilde in the hilles. [verse 11] The birdes that builde on hie, In hilles and oute of sight: And the beastes that in the filds do lye are subiect to my might.

[verse 12] Then though I houngred sore, what neede I ought of thyne. Sith that the earth, with her great store and all therin is myne. [verse 13] To bullockes fleash haue I suche mind to eate it, doest thou thinke? Or such a sweetnes doo I finde, the bloude of goates to drinke.

[verse 14] Geue to the Lorde his prayse, with thankes doo him apply: And see thou pay thy vowes alwaies, vnto the God most hie.

[verse 15] Then seke and call to me, when ought would work thee blame. And I will sure deliuer thee, that thou maiest prayse my name. [verse 16] But to the wicked traine, whiche talke of God eche daye: And yet theyr works are foule and vain to them the Lorde will saye.

[verse 17] With what a face darest thou, my worde once speake or name: why doth thy taulke my lawe alowe, thy dedes denie the same. [verse 18] Where as for to amend, thy lyfe thou art so slacke: My word the which thou doest pretend is cast behind thy backe.

[verse 19] When thou a thefe doest see, by theft to lyue in welthe: with him thou runnest, and dost agree, lykewyse to thryne by stealthe. [verse 20] When thou doest them beholde, that wiues and maides, defile: Thou likest it well, and waxest boulde, to vse that lyfe most vile.

[verse 21] Thy lippes thou doest applye, to slaunder and defame▪

Thy tonge is taught to crafte and lye, and still doth vse the same.

[verse 22] Thon studiest to reuile, thy frendes, to thee so nere: With sclaunder thou woldst nedes defile thy mothers sonne moste deare. [verse 23] Hereat while I doo winke, as though I did not see: Thou goest on still, and so dost thinke. that I am lyke to thee.

[verse 24] But sure I will not let, to stryke when I beginne: Thy faultes in order I will set. and open all thy sinne. [verse 25] Matke this I you require, that haue not God in minde: Least when I plage you in myneire, your helpe be far to fynde.

[verse 26] He that doth geue to me, the sacrifice of prayse: Doth please me well, and he shall see, to walke in Godly wayse.